Mercenaries, AOR or what?

[Joar]

I haven't downloaded a Rome-mod for ages ( mostly been playing BI-mods ) but this one looks pretty good and I will most likely dl when 5.0 gets out. I enjoyed playing RTR because of the large selection of mercenaries and the AOR/ZOR that allowed you to use local troops and get to experience units from other parts of the world. The downside of RTR was, of course, the map. But this mod seems to use the good old MM, and I love it!

So basically I would like to know if there will be a good selection of mercenaries and possibly even a AOR similiar to RTR ( which would make this mod perfect )?

[Lusted]

Because my mod aims for great gameplay, and uses Darths Formations Mod to improve the way the ai behaves on the battlefield, i cannot implement an AoR/ZoR, nor do i want to. Because the new formations are geared towards certain troop types for each factions, having large amounts AoR/ZoR troops in an army would make the ai perform a lot worse, and make it easier for the player. There is a good selection of mercs, though i doubt it is as large as the RTR one, likewise i do not have large amount of mercs for the same reason i do not have a ZoR/AoR. I also do not want to change the underlying recruitment system too much as the ai understands it, and knows how to use it.

[Joar]

OK.

Is there a preview or something that lists the mercenaries?

[Lusted]

No there is not, but i can list them for you, not in any particular order:

Mercenary Phalangitai(new in 5.0)
Mercenary Hippeis Thessaloi(new in 5.0)
Mercenary War Elephants
Barbarian Cavalry Mercenaries
Barbarian Mercenaries
Balearic Slingers
Bedouin Archers
Bedouin Warriors
Arab Cavalry
Numidian Mercenaries
Libyan Mercenaries
Mercenary Hoplites
Cretan Archers
Rhodian Slingers
Eastern Mercenaries
Spanish Mercenaries
Scythian Mercenaries
Sarmatian Mercenaries
Bastarnae Mercenaries
Thracian Mercenaries
Cilician Pirates
Samnite Mercenaries
Illyrian Mercenaries
Mercenary Peltasts

[Joar]

OK, thanks.

[scivian]

I cant find any merc elephants, will someone tell me where they have found them. -im enjoying your mod, Thanks

[Lusted]

North Africa. They are very rare though.

[scivian]

Thanks for reply. I finally found an elephant in Baktrian country, for anyone looking.

[Gaius Baltar]

Thanks for reply. I finally found an elephant in Baktrian country, for anyone looking.

If you look at the bottom of the map, the botton areas of Egypt near the Red Sea, sometimes 2-3 merc elephants are available there.

[Revan The Great]

I think they're avalible anywhere with elephants as a resource, I recruited some merc elephants in Syria or around that area.